FEE-FOR-SERVICE
Financial planning
Paradigm Wealth Management has transitioned $70 million to its Managed Account Service from traditional platforms, enabling it to implement a true fee-for-service approac...
Life/Risk
ISN's David Whiteley argues the FPA's stance on insurance commissions is proof that the industry can’t self-regulate, with commissions leading to unnecessarily inflated i...
Life/Risk
The FPA Board has re-stated its belief that commission payments to advisers on the sale of insurance products should continue, saying a shift to fee-for-service in this a...
Financial planning
The leaders of the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers have indicated they will discuss a possible merger of the two competing bodies...
Financial planning
AXA chief executive Andrew Penn has revealed the degree to which the company is positioned to handle regulatory change and a fee-for-service environment....
Financial planning
Morningstar is making a push into industry superannuation funds research on the back of demand from financial advisers....
Financial planning
The administrative side of the move to fee-for-service is now the easy part of the puzzle as more administrative service providers evolve to meet demand. ...
Financial planning
Big West Australian fund GESB wants more effort put into telling consumers about the value of advice....
Editorial
Ray Griffin takes a look at the fee-for-service debate and explains why this model will benefit clients and financial advisers alike....
Editorial
Philip La Greca examines the possible impact that the outcomes of the forthcoming government reviews will have on superannuation and, in particular, SMSFs....
Funds management
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have increased in popularity over the past 12 months following a dramatic shift in the investment landscape, according to Australian Index In...
Editorial
With the war for talent in the financial services sector set to resume in the wake of the global financial crisis, some are arguing that the only way to develop the indus...
Financial planning
National Australia Bank owned dealer group MLC is building a team of 10 staff to recruit advisers from other dealer groups as it seeks to take the lead in the game of sca...
Financial planning
Employment demand for financial planners is rising and so are salaries, but paraplanners are struggling to find roles, according to the latest recruitment data....
Editorial
SMSF trustees are an unpredictable bunch, writes Tim Hewson. He sifts through recent research that assessed the attitudes of these independent investors....
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